Schlagwort: tzitzits

The Tassel of the Covenant: From Torah to the Prayer Rope

Introduction One of the simplest yet most enduring commandments of the Torah is the making of fringes or tassels — tzitzit — as a visible reminder of covenant. Over time, Jewish tradition developed a complex system of knots and fringes on the four-cornered tallit. Yet, when we trace the earliest textual witnesses, we find a […]